Drink and Drugs for Medical Students | Seeing Eye to Eye - The Art of Clinical Medicine

There are a number of serious challenges facing the new student when they meet a patient for the first time. We tackle them in this programme by using a drama-documentary style approach following two students.

The first sequence involves a consultation with an in-patient who has an acute abdominal problem. It is only towards the end of the section that is becomes apparent that this is not how to go about it. Audience reaction has consistently shown this to be a particularly effective. The interview is re-run in a more appropriate manner.

The second sequence shows an outpatient consultation going badly wrong and the consequences thereof. Again it is repeated, with the teaching points becoming self evident.

The third section shows how to undertake a rectal examination and presented in a straightforward factual manner. Students often feel uncomfortable in this situation and practical steps are suggested for how to manage.

The final section concerns the approach to the patient for whom cure is no longer possible. It is a very moving part of the whole programme and will generate discussion. At the end the surgeon makes a joke - it is appropriate or not? Experience has shown that the audience will be divided..

Also included: Drink and Drugs for Medical Students - the title speaks for itself and is a short, mainly student lead discussion about the best ways to manage stress as an undergraduate. Made in 1989. See whether you think things have changed.

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